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) x" a8 Q+ k$ [Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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7 ?7 u+ _' X2 g; k) V( ^3 rOne worker was being treated for second and third-degree burns, the most serious types. A second suffered first-degree burns, and a third person had a neck injury.
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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2 a b3 Q. V8 |( g"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement." P9 U9 J1 S& T- X, h1 F
$ o8 W" ?; y( x) O- i7 M+ O! [' IReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."8 |( n/ W; f! _; p! a0 e7 s9 X
+ g3 z) \4 j6 oAnd a man whose wife works at the plant was concerned for her safety. "It is a ball of fire," said the man, who would not be named.
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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$ G( I& m. |0 ~8 h. m$ YChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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. l- B4 ]; g. \0 r( F. \& OThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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By 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.
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9 N l8 h$ o# G4 C# Z% V/ V& G8 dAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.* \# ]9 `% T3 P$ r% v' ^
& Y6 U, L' l) ]$ qThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.& \; f; W' ^ }
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"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.' L/ r+ @7 x3 B
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required." _6 y, U9 f" s( {2 ]
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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It is impossible to gauge the impact on the company -- or how the incident might affect multibillion-dollar expansion plans for Horizon -- until the extent of the damage is known, said Michael Dunn, an analyst with FirstEnergy Capital Corp.
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# p5 H+ ?' B1 S" ^4 i! eA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.
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4 E. V$ S. G8 G1 ^* HThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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5 N9 _, O8 f) r: U( C F+ x eCanadian Natural, Canada's No. 1 independent oil producer, said earlier Thursday that Horizon's output averaged 83,700 barrels per day in December, down 22% from November, as it shut down the upgrader's coker unit for repairs. The company said it had restarted the unit.
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Fires in the complex upgraders have been relatively frequent. Production at Suncor Energy Inc.'s oilsands project was hobbled when a fire broke out at one of its two upgraders in December 2009. A second unit was damaged in another blaze last February.
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Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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